- Date
- March 4, 1971
- Place
- Elkhart, IN · ELKHART, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N6981QBeech A19
- Status
- Completed · report December 13, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160073
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0823 71/3/4 ELKHART,IND BEECH A19 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 145 TIME - 1440 N6981Q PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ELKHART MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELKHART,IND LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE REMARKS- HIT GAS TRUCK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6981Q
- Reported as
- Beech A19
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Elkhart Muni
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